Bid Support Buyer (Procurement - IT & Telco)

Your role

1. Bid Preparation & Procurement Support: 
   • Support bid teams by consolidating procurement inputs across IT & Telco categories.
   • Review bid documentation to identify procurement needs, dependencies, and risks.
   • Ensure accurate cost structures and validate them against procurement benchmarks or existing contracts.

2. Supplier engagement
   • Launch RFQs to approved suppliers and coordinate responses within tight bid timelines.
   • Support suppliers in understanding scope, timelines, and technical requirements.
   • Collect, challenge, and consolidate supplier quotations, ensuring clarity and alignment with bid specifications.

3. Internal Collaboration & Communication
   • Work with Category Managers, Procurement Excellence, Finance Controllers, Legal, and Bid Managers to gather required inputs.
   • Provide procurement insights during bid reviews.
   • Respond rapidly to requests for clarifications from the bid team or stakeholders.

Your profile

• 12 to 18 years experience in IT Procurement, sourcing, category management, or vendor management.  
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with ability to interpret cost models and bid requirements.
• Stakeholder‑management abilities—capable of coordinating across multiple teams under time pressure.
• Ability to quickly understand technical scopes (IT infrastructure, Telco services, installation services, software resale, etc.) and translate them into procurement actions.
• Strong understanding of IT procurement lifecycle — demand intake, sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management.
• Ability to run end‑to‑end RFP/RFQ/RFI processes, including scope definition, commercial analysis, vendor scoring, and executive‑ready recommendations
• Knowledge of category strategy development for software (SaaS, licenses, renewals, resale), hardware & IT Services
• Familiarity with global procurement processes and tools.

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• Exposure to large, international bids with strategic impact.
• Opportunity to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and global stakeholders.
• A diverse and inclusive culture grounded in innovation and continuous improvement.
• Development opportunities across procurement and commercial domains.